Japan vs Saudi Arabia: Vaccination against measles vs. share who think vaccines are unsafe
Japan
96.0%
in 2024
Saudi Arabia
96.0%
in 2024
Japan rank
26th
Saudi Arabia rank
26th
Vaccination against measles vs. share who think vaccines are unsafe over time
- Japan
- Saudi Arabia
How they compare
Japan currently reports 96.0% against 96.0% in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 0.0%.
Across all 17 years both countries report, Saudi Arabia has been ahead every year.
Japan ranks 26th and Saudi Arabia ranks 26th of 179 countries.
Saudi Arabia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Saudi Arabia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 85.0% | 98.0% | 13.0% | Saudi Arabia |
| 2010s | 93.5% | 97.1% | 3.6% | Saudi Arabia |
| 2020s | 94.8% | 96.6% | 1.8% | Saudi Arabia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher vaccination against measles vs. share who think vaccines are unsafe, Japan or Saudi Arabia?
- Japan, at 96.0% against 96.0% in Saudi Arabia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in vaccination against measles vs. share who think vaccines are unsafe between Japan and Saudi Arabia?
- 0.0%, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Saudi Arabia?
- 17 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2024.
- How do Japan and Saudi Arabia rank globally for vaccination against measles vs. share who think vaccines are unsafe?
- Japan ranks 26th and Saudi Arabia ranks 26th of 179 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- WHO & UNICEF (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Vaccination against measles vs. share who think vaccines are unsafe. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Share of children who have had two doses of the measles vaccine in a given year.